"graham" > wrote in message
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> On 31/08/2015 8:30 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:18:58 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Due to more wacky weather here, I have had to toss out most of my frozen
>>> and
>>> refrigerated food.
>> snip
>> For 12 hours, I wouldn't have tossed anything. Twelve hours would
>> mean I was getting antsy about the ice cream in the freezer. Of
>> course, we wouldn't open the fridge or freezer doors at all. At 12
>> hours I might find a little condensation forming on stuff but
>> everything is still solid. Cleaning and tossing the contents of my
>> fridge/freezer combination could mean an expense of $500 or so. I
>> know that for sure from when we had a fire in our fridge and had to
>> submit a claim to the insurance company. I made a list of everything
>> in the fridge/freezer and went to the store and priced everything.
>> Janet US
>>
> My friends north of Vancouver were without power for a day and a half and
> had no problems with their frozen food.
> They were very pleased with the fact that they had chosen a gas cooktop
> for their kitchen.
> Graham

Had it been winter or had I had a full freezer and fridge, things might have
been different. No to both.